Grizzlies Trade Ja Morant to Trail Blazers for Grant and Murray

The Memphis Grizzlies agreed to trade two-time NBA All-Star Ja Morant to the Portland Trail Blazers for forward Jerami Grant and guard Kris Murray. The agreement was reported on June 29 and still requires NBA approval along with physical examinations. Morant, 26, is under contract through the 2027-28 season at salaries of $42.167 million next year and $44.887 million the year after.

Morant has appeared in only 79 games over the past three seasons, including 20 during the 2025-26 campaign. In 327 career games he has averaged 22.4 points, 7.4 assists, 4.6 rebounds and one steal per game. The Grizzlies finished the 2025-26 season with a 25-57 record. The team had already traded Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic and Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Utah Jazz earlier in the offseason.

Murray, 25, was selected 23rd overall in the 2023 draft and has averaged 5.3 points across 188 career games. The addition of Morant creates a logjam at guard for the Trail Blazers. >"Ja Morant is headed to the Portland Trail Blazers in a trade that would end his volatile run with the Memphis Grizzlies, according to multiple reports Monday." — Multiple reports, June 29